Upcoming events summary...get more details on the website - www.livermoreknights.org

This weekend's 4th degree exemplification is shaping up to be quite the event. I don't think it is too late to join the many brothers who will be there, even if you just come up for the day. You can have a great time in Rohnert Park, then come back and have a great time at Scout Sunday and watch the Super Bowl.



If you want to join in on the fun, you need to contact Tom ( [email protected] ) right away!

This Sunday is Scout Sunday. A Scout mass will be celebrated at 8 am at St Michael Church. We will have Color Corps there to support the event. Please make arrangements, if you can, to attend and provide additional Knights support for our Scouts and Scout leaders.

Our date is March 16th, which is looking good given the tough crab conditions so far this year. We will need everyone's help to make this a successful fundraiser.

Many jobs are for pre-event preparation if you would prefer to enjoy the dinner on the day of the event. Other jobs are during the event if you just like throwing a big party...there something for everyone.

Click below and pick what matches best with how you would like to help. Also Tickets are now available. You can buy at meetings, after masses or online (link below).

Last years event was amazingly popular!! And Barry s raising the targets for this year. After making a lot of adjustment to handle the crowds and working with the parish to coordinate facilities, RCCBB planning is underway. Sign Ups will come a little later, but if you want to be involved on the early planing team, contact Brother Barry Buckett!

A Livermore contingent made their annual trip to San Francisco’s Civic Center to participate in the 15 ^th Annual West Coast Walk for Life.

They joined tens of thousands of supporters at the pre-march rally and heard about recent pro-life developments, listened to amplified fetal heartrate monitors for several women participating in the march and were moved by story of a woman who joined the pro-life movement after her experience working inside a Planned Parenthood. 

The highlight of the day was marching in unity with 50,000+ participants of all ages, races, religions and socioeconomic status hailing from all across the western United States. The massive crowd affirmed their respect for life from conception to natural death by marching peacefully along Market Street to the Ferry Building. While security personnel were in place to prevent confrontations like those at the Washington DC Walk for Life, there were no issues in San Francisco; the small number of counter protestors along the route shared harsh remarks and gestures as the supporters of life respectfully walked by, responding only with prayers and songs.  

Thank you to everyone for participating in the Novena for Life. I was happy to see many downloads of the Novena packet from the website. Our prayers are our strongest weapon in this battle of good vs. evil.

It is that time of year where we start reviewing finances ... and it is very important not to overlook the excellent benefits available from the Knights of Columbus. Our worthy Field Agent, Jeffrey Carvalho sent a message, below. We will be having a benefits night in the near future (Date TBD) so that you can discuss how to secure you family's financial future using KofC financial benefits designed to help protect our brothers' and their families.

Our Crab Feed fundraiser is coming up in the Spring. This is one of our two big events that supports our charitable activities and we need great items to raise funds. If you have sporting event tickets (sports, performances), condos, timeshares, art, jewelry, services, please consider making a donation to the council and we will use it to raise funds during the auction.

If you would like to purchase a sponsorship of the event as marketing for your business, those are also available!!

If you have an item of value that you would like to contribute for auction, please contact Anthony Contarciego.

Pray for the repose of the departed soul of Father Dan Danielson who recently passed away.

Pray for the repose of the soul of Cynthia Keifer's mother, who recently passed away. Cynthia is the wife of PGK Patrick Keifer.

Brother Ruben Velazquez who will require surgery for his medical condition.

Pray for the repose of the soul or Laurie Vavuris, mother of Brother Knight Robert Vavuris. May she rest in peace.

Brother Abe Quinones - getting treatment for pre-cancerous virus that was caught early. Thank you for your earlier prayers.

Philip Chukwu, Brother of Columba Chukwu - Bone Marrow Cancer

Cristopher Carrano's mother, Elizabeth, is still on dialysis and in need of a kidney transplant. Please pray for the location of a viable and willing donor and for her recovery.

Ed Rocca, PGK - Dialysis

Patrick Wehmann, Pastor - Illness

Our Seminarians - Nathaniel Mayne, Juan Carlos Ponce, Candelario Jimenez, Aidan Cameron-Smith, Paul Park



Christians persecuted in the Middle East

Protection of the unborn and an end to abortion

Brother Vaughn Brugman - Cancer

Brother Ron Hauck

Janine Robles - Kidney issues

Child of Brother Joe Allen

Brother Paul Hendrickson - Recovering from surgery

Brother Rich Stewart - Health issues related to seizure

Brother Ted Clapp

Lindy and Dick Epp - Medical care

Cheryl Ruth - Coma

Did you know that the Knightly Newsletter and Business Meeting minutes are archived and available at LivermoreKnights.org? You can go back and check all of our activities with the click of a mouse...

Some of the custom embroidered shirts were distributed this week. If you would like a limited run "2018 CA Council of the Year" cut-n-sewn shirts that can be embroidered with your name (and title, if you like). You can email me with you order - just send your name, phone number and how you want your name on the shirt. Price is $30. There are some "2018 CA Council ..." Shirts without names that you can purchase as well ($30).

We have polo style shirts ($20) and hats ($10) available as well.